Stability control mandatory in Malaysia by June 2018

The Malaysian government has announced its plan to introduce legislation for electronic stability control (ESC) at the Global NCAP’s Stop the Crash event here at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) today – all new vehicles in Malaysia will be required to be fitted with the safety net by June 2018. The announcement was made by transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai at the launch of the event. “We are proud that the Malaysian government is taking this important step forward in Road Safety and to be the first ASEAN country to mandate ESC,” he said. Stability control has already been made standard fit in certain markets, having been made mandatory in the EU and the US in 2012. “Global NCAP welcomes this announcement. This year, the UN General Assembly recommended that countries legislate to introduce Stop the Crash technologies and Malaysia has responded to the call a...